On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Edward Ned Harvey <[email protected]> wrote: >> From: Paul Beltrani [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:59 AM >> >> I expect you've considered this, but for the thread, is there a reason >> you've ruled out one of the cloud providers? i.e. Is it a requirement >> that there be physical hardware which you own and install? >> >> If not, I've had good experiences with both Amazon Web Services >> http://aws.amazon.com/ and Slicehost (Rackspace) >> http://slicehost.com/ > > I use RS and AWS plenty, haven't used slicehost... So I'm certainly > familiar with the cloud service offerings. > > Present situation is like this: I have a new client, who represents one > half of a failed partnership, that is ending on sensitive but peaceful > terms. Unfortunately, the servers are being hosted from the other guy's > basement. Without incurring the typical 3-6 week leadtime of installing a > network, we need to move those servers to neutral (and secure and > accessible) territory. A brief interruption of service while moving > physical servers is acceptable. Leaving the service down more than a few > hours is unacceptable. > > The servers contain medical and personal information, so that might be a > legal obstacle in terms of considering any cloud services. >
I can understand the the data sensitivity concerns. Again, for the thread, there are people doing HIPAA compliant projects on AWS. However I can see where this isn't the best fit for the problem you are addressing. I'm sorry I don't have a better suggestion. The only CoLo I have current experience with doesn't lease space at the cabinet level. - Paul Beltrani _______________________________________________ bblisa mailing list [email protected] http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa
